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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Yuan-chun overjoyed to see when she comes to see the garden?
(a) Jia Rong.
(b) Bao-yu.
(c) Dai-yu.
(d) Jia Zheng.

2. Xi-feng's infant daughter becomes ill with _____.
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Chickenpox.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Typhoid.

3. How many people does Bao-yu share the romantic/erotic stories with?
(a) Two.
(b) None.
(c) Three
(d) One.

4. What is Jia Rong offered immediately after there is concern about his status?
(a) A job in a bakery.
(b) A spot in the Corps of Officers of the Imperial Guard.
(c) A spot as a courtier of the Imperial Court.
(d) A marriage proposal.

5. Why is Aroma upset with Bao-yu in Chapter 21?
(a) He is spending too much time with girls.
(b) He continues to eat the tree bark.
(c) He is ignoring her.
(d) He is not paying attention to his studies.

6. Who does the Prince of Bei-jing ask to meet?
(a) Qin-shi.
(b) Xi-feng.
(c) Jia Rong.
(d) Bao-yu.

7. What does Aroma urge Bao-yu to stop eating?
(a) Lipstick and other cosmetics.
(b) Butter.
(c) Bark of the oak tree.
(d) Leaves from the oak tree.

8. With whom does Bao-yu spend his evening after being scolded by Aroma for defending her?
(a) The Mattress.
(b) Musk.
(c) Patience.
(d) Aroma.

9. Where does Xi-feng's carriage briefly stop during the funeral procession for Qin-shi?
(a) At a relative's home.
(b) At the graveyard.
(c) At a farmer's home.
(d) In front of the Imperial Palace.

10. Who does Jia-zeng realize will probably be his only heir?
(a) Bao-chai.
(b) Xi-feng.
(c) Bao-yu.
(d) Dai-yu.

11. During what time will Bao-yu be allowed to live with the girls?
(a) As long as Dai-yu is living there.
(b) While he is an adolescent.
(c) While Yuan-chun is absent.
(d) Until he is married.

12. Why does Bao-yu seek Dai-yu's company in Chapter 19?
(a) Because Aroma is ill.
(b) Because Xi-feng wants him to do chores.
(c) Because Bao-chai is angry with him.
(d) Because Aroma is angry with him.

13. As Bao-yu, Xi-feng, and Qin Zhong talk during Chapter 14, what do they learn has happened?
(a) Bao-yu's father has passed away.
(b) Qin-shi has passed away.
(c) Dai-yu's mother has passed away.
(d) Dai-yu's father has passed away.

14. Who dies at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) Sappy.
(b) Qin-shi.
(c) Qin Zhong.
(d) Jia Zheng.

15. What do Bao-yu's pages take from him after the naming party for the garden for Yuan-chun?
(a) His magical jade.
(b) All of his trinkets.
(c) The purse given to him Dai-yu.
(d) All of his wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bao-yu beg Xi-feng to let he and Qin Zhong stay longer in the temple?

2. What important event is the Prince of Bei-jing present for?

3. What wakes Xi-feng from her dream about Qin-shi?

4. It is Yuan-chun's hope that this move to live with the girls _____.

5. What are Aroma's overall plans for Bao-yu?

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